11.1 Introduction to Managing Naming Contexts

To publish a naming context, you specify the topmost entry of each naming context as a value of the namingContexts attribute in the root DSE. For example, suppose you have a DIT with three major naming contexts, the topmost entries of which are c=uk, c=us, and c=de. If these entries are specified as values in the namingContexts attribute, then a user, by specifying the appropriate filter, can find information about them by searching the root DSE. The user can then focus the search—for example, by concentrating on the c=de naming context in particular.

11.2 Searching for Published Naming Contexts

To search for published naming contexts, perform a base search on the root DSE with objectClass =* specified as a search filter. The retrieved information includes those entries specified in the namingContexts attribute. For example: